Milus
relocates to San Diego from Denver, where he spent the last two seasons
coaching the Broncos’ secondary. The Broncos were one of the NFL’s best
defensive units in 2012 as they led the NFL in allowing the fewest
yards per pass play (6.4). Denver ranked second in the League in total
defense last season and third against the pass as they won the AFC West
title with a 13-3 record and earned the top seed in the AFC playoffs.
Cornerback Chris Harris returned two of his three interceptions for touchdowns and veteran corner Champ Bailey was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl squad for the 12th time in his career.

Milus’
most recent stint with the Broncos was the second of his career. In
2000, he broke into the NFL coaching ranks as the defensive backs coach
for the Broncos. A cornerback and return specialist at the University of
Washington in the mid-1980s, Milus started coaching at Lincoln High
School in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington in 1988. He spent three
years coaching defensive backs at Lincoln, earned a graduate assistant’s
position at Washington in 1991 and then spent the 1992-98 seasons as
the defensive backs coach for the Huskies, who made two Rose Bowl
appearances during his time. In addition, the Huskies led the nation
with 22 interceptions in 1993 and they led the Pac-10 with 16 in 1995.
In 1999, Milus spent a year coaching defensive backs at Texas A&M
before joining the Broncos a year later.

Milus’
first stint in Denver lasted three years (2000-02) and he subsequently
coached defensive backs in Arizona (2003), the New York Giants
(2004-05), St. Louis (2006-08) and Carolina (2009-10) before returning
to Denver in 2011. Among the highlights from his first stop in Denver,
the secondary accounted for 21 interceptions in 2000, its highest total
since 1987. In 2001, cornerback Deltha O’Neal
earned Pro Bowl honors after tying for third in the NFL with nine
interceptions, most on the team and third-most in Broncos history.

Milus and his wife, Sandra, have two sons: Ryan and Bobby. Ryan runs
track at Arizona State and Bobby is a cornerback at Colorado
State-Pueblo.

Johnston joins the Chargers from Cleveland, where he spent the last
three seasons heading up the Browns’ strength and conditioning program.
The 1997 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by the Professional
Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society, Johnston began his
NFL coaching career in Tampa Bay (1987-91). He spent seven seasons in
Green Bay (1992-98) during which time the Packers won three NFC Central
titles, went to the playoffs six times and played in two Super Bowls,
winning Super Bowl XXXI after the 1996 season.

In 1999, Johnston followed former Packers Head Coach Mike Holmgren
to Seattle, where he spent five seasons (1999-03) and worked with a
team that made two playoff appearances. Johnston worked two more years
as the strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alabama
(2004-05) before leaving football to work in the non-profit and business
sectors. In 2010, he returned to the NFL with the Browns.

A native of Mexia, Texas, Johnston graduated from Stephen F. Austin
University and earned a master’s in physical education from Alabama in
1984. He began coaching high school football in Teague, Texas in 1978
and continued to coach in high school and college, including a four-year
stint at Alabama from 1983-86, until he joined the Buccaneers in 1987.

Johnston and his wife, Pam, have four sons: Kody, Kole, Clay and Cade.

January 24, 2013

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comments:

+++ Hi Missing In Action Writers (and fellow Bolters)...I was beginning to think the writers of the blog had all gone on a permanent vacation (like AJ - YES)??!!

These are good hires, the strength coach change was so freakin' needed. It seemed we had been "damaged" with several players for the past 3 years and it ain't easy to win when you have to "drain" the bench just to have enough players on game day. The DB coach, seems well qualified but the GM has to get some replacement DB's to make his job work out.

I am so excited by the many many changes happening in Boltland!! First off, a GM with a plan and who is anal about executing, oh and he is open and personable (that's a 180 degree change from AJ)!! A coach that , wait for it, wait for it...........has a detailed plan (WTF) and insists on execution (what a novel and not a Norvel idea)!!! And smart to keep the D-coaches intact, new QB coach and so on....and let me say THANK YOU Mr. Joiner for all your services as a loyal and oh yeah a Hall of Famer Super Charger...Best to you in your well deserved retirement! I am so pumped up and can't wait to see what "Mr. T" (our new GM) plans on doing with some free agents (including some of ours) and the draft. This is going to be an interesting build up to next seasons first pre-season game...I am already looking at getting some new Charger shirts or jerseys...oh and they are really cheap right now as well. I am suddenly feeling proud to wear my "colors" out in public....not often yet, they still gotta "show me"...but as a fan for ummm decades, I ain't going nowhere!!!The RaiderHater

RH! Hey, good to be back, right! I feel the exact same way as you about the staff. I am excited again. I love the new hire as well as what he's done with the staff. A change in the S&C coach is something we've all said we needed a long time ago. But, then again, we all said Norv should go a long time ago too. RH, I found Pete over at Bolt Beat, you should check it out after this blog. Anyway, I hope Bolthype can get back to what it was.More on the Chargers... Whisinhunt, what a great hire for OC. Doesn't it feel like we have real football guys running the program? Like you, I'll be wearing my colors again and hopefully, we'll have a strong season. Go Chargers!!!! I can't wait for the draft!

This is the time of the year when I can't get enough of the draft news!!! I love the scenarios and mock drafts. I am worried about the draft. I feel that our biggest need, OT, will be hard to find in the first round. The 2 that are worthy of an early pick, Joekel and Fisher, will be gone by 11. So it will be interesting to see what we do. This will be a tough task for our new staff. I'm really disappointed that the other 2 guys decided to stay in school. I hear you RH, I'll be looking forward to the start of everything... a new start. I can't wait!!!! Blue all the way bro!

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